Riding the tiger: Short story by Vivek ShanbhagWritten in 1992, when liberalisation began making its presence felt on Indian shores, this story takes a look at the machinations of the corporate world

My life and my writing: Essay by Chandrashekhara KambaraKambara, one of India's finest poets and dramatists, traces his inspiration to a village full of spontaneously creative people, and his fear of corpses and the British

When Krishna leaves Gokula: Essay by K V SubbannaSubbanna connects the lyrical, Krishna-inspired poetry of Puthina and Kuvempu to the problems of migration to the cities. He sees India's development politics as a betrayal of the people's right to a life of dignity

Manteswamy the rebel god: Selection from a post-12th century folk epic, with an introduction by well-known folklorist Hi Shi Boralingaiah

Bhakti, a poem:S Manjunath's short poem, with an appreciation by H S Venkatesha Murthy